April 28th, 1744

Born on April 28th, 1744

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 102,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on April 28th?

April 28th, 2008

The 1,388-foot-tall (423.2 m) Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, with the world's highest residence above ground level at the time, held its grand opening.

April 28th, 1999

A 14-year-old former student in Taber, Alberta, opened fire at his high school, killing one student and wounding another in Canada's first fatal school shooting in more than two decades.

April 28th, 1988

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 experienced explosive decompression while airborne between Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii, with one fatality as a flight attendant was ejected from the aircraft.

April 28th, 1983

The West German news magazine Stern published excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.

April 28th, 1973

The album The Dark Side of the Moon by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd entered the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, on which it spent a record 942 weeks.

April 28th, 1971

Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow.

April 28th, 1952

Japan and the Republic of China signed the Treaty of Taipei, officially ending the Second Sino-Japanese War seven years after fighting ended due to World War II.

April 28th, 1945

World War II: Benito Mussolini, the deposed fascist dictator of Italy, was executed by partisans in Giulino.

April 28th, 1941

World War II: Presaging a campaign of genocide against the Serbs of Croatia, around 190 people were massacred by members of the Ustaše movement in Gudovac.

April 28th, 1923

The FA Cup final (crowd and police pictured) between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United was held on the opening day of the Empire Stadium in London.

April 28th, 1910

Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester (pictured), having departed from London the previous day, to win the world's first long-distance air race

April 28th, 1789

Fletcher Christian, the acting lieutenant on board the Royal Navy ship Bounty, led a mutiny against the commander William Bligh in the South Pacific.

April 28th, 1783

Second Anglo-Mysore War: British troops surrendered the fortress of Bednore in southwestern India to French and Mysorean forces; many of the prisoners were later murdered.

April 28th, 1611

The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia and one of the world's largest Catholic universities by enrollment, was founded.

April 28th, 1253

The Japanese monk Nichiren declared the mantra Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō, now a central part of Nichiren Buddhism.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 28th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 28th?

73

James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

*April 28th, 1758, Monroe Hall †July 4th, 1831, New York City

29

Melanie Martinez

American singer-songwriter

*April 28th, 1995, Astoria

69

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

Scottish advocate and politician (1742-1811)

*April 28th, 1742, Dalkeith †May 28th, 1811, Edinburgh

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

83

Marie Harel

Inventor of Camembert Cheese

*April 28th, 1761, Crouttes †November 9th, 1844, Vimoutiers

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

50

Penélope Cruz

Spanish actress

*April 28th, 1974, Alcobendas

57

Kevin Jubinville

Canadian actor

*April 28th, 1967, Kingston

75

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

*April 28th, 1949, Boston

50

Roberto Bolaño

Chilean author

*April 28th, 1953, Santiago †July 15th, 2003, Barcelona

71

Kurt Gödel

Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906-1978)

*April 28th, 1906, Brno †January 14th, 1978, Princeton

81

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

43

Jessica Alba

American actress and businesswoman (born 1981)

*April 28th, 1981, Pomona

42

Ian Murdock

American computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015)

*April 28th, 1973, Constance †December 28th, 2015, San Francisco

89

Harper Lee

American author

*April 28th, 1926, Monroeville †February 19th, 2016, Monroeville

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

57

Kari Wuhrer

American actress (b. 1967)

*April 28th, 1967, Brookfield

66

Terry Pratchett

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

*April 28th, 1948, Beaconsfield †March 12th, 2015, Broad Chalke

82

Max Amling

German politician (SPD) (1934-2017)

*April 28th, 1934, Eibelstadt †April 7th, 2017, Friedberg

44

Bradley Wiggins

British former professional road and track racing cyclist

*April 28th, 1980, Ghent

Same year
Born in 1744

85

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck

French naturalist (1744-1829)

*August 1st, 1744, Bazentin †December 18th, 1829, Paris

59

Johann Gottfried Herder

German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic

*August 25th, 1744, Morąg †December 18th, 1803, Weimar

73

Abigail Adams

First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801

*November 22nd, 1744, Weymouth †October 28th, 1818, Quincy

53

Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797

*September 25th, 1744, Berlin †November 16th, 1797, Potsdam

67

Christian Gotthilf Salzmann

German academic (1744-1811)

*June 1st, 1744, Sömmerda †October 31st, 1811, Waltershausen

86

Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł

Lithuanian noble (1744-1831)

*October 10th, 1744, Kraków †March 28th, 1831, Warsaw

67

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher (1744-1811)

*January 5th, 1744, Gijón †November 27th, 1811, Puerto de Vega

74

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III

*May 19th, 1744, Mirow †November 17th, 1818, Kew

77

Antoine-Joseph-Eulalie de Beaumont d’Autichamp

French military personnel

*December 10th, 1744, Angers †April 10th, 1822

68

Mayer Amschel Rothschild

German banker

*February 23rd, 1744, Frankfurt †September 19th, 1812, Frankfurt

70

Elbridge Gerry

Vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814

*July 17th, 1744, Marblehead †November 23rd, 1814, Washington, D.C.

73

Anne Vallayer-Coster

French painter (1744-1818)

*December 21st, 1744, Paris †February 28th, 1818, Paris

61

Heinrich Christian Boie

German writer (1744-1806)

*July 19th, 1744, Meldorf †March 3rd, 1806, Meldorf

48

Ramón Bayeu

Painter from Spain (1744-1793)

*December 2nd, 1744, Zaragoza †March 1st, 1793, Aranjuez

83

Fabrizio Ruffo

Italian cardinal and politician (1744-1827)

*September 16th, 1744, San Lucido †December 13th, 1827, Naples

64

James Sullivan

Massachusetts lawyer, politician, and governor (1744 – 1808)

*April 22nd, 1744, Berwick †December 10th, 1808, Boston

9

Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles

French noble (1744 - 1754)

*August 10th, 1744, Paris †June 25th, 1754, Paris

71

Eberhard von der Recke

German politician and jurist (1744-1816)

*December 15th, 1744, Lübbecke †March 20th, 1816, Merseburg

56

Thomas Mifflin

American politician (1744-1800)

*January 10th, 1744, Philadelphia †January 20th, 1800, Lancaster

89

Karl Ludwig von Knebel

German poet and translator

*November 30th, 1744, Schloss Wallerstein †February 23rd, 1834, Jena

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on April 28th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work) which are celebrated on April 28th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1744 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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